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House of the Dragon's "Prince That Was Promised" Twist Makes Jon Snow Spinoff Cancellation Easier to Swallow
House of the Dragon season 2's ending had a major connection to Game of Thrones! We're talking a wild sequence showing Daenerys Targaryen, aWhite Walker, and theThree-Eyed Ravenwithin a weirwood tree vision experienced byDaemon Targaryen. That's massive, folks!
This vision is extremely significant! It features ared cometand connectsDaenerysto the White Walker war, heavily implying she was thePrince That Was Promisedall along!Game of Thronesitself never really went deep into this prophecy (especially the final season), but this reveal changes so much and it explains some interesting concepts regarding those unresolved questions.
Initially, I thoughtHouse of the Dragonwould expandJon Snow'sstory; further exploring those existing prophecies, particularly that one connectingJonwithAegon the Conqueror'sdream– the"song of ice and fire," and its very specific tie-ins toward that ambiguous "Prince That Was Promised" concept. It seems reasonable, considering howJonunited Westeros against theWhite Walkersand given hisTargaryenlineage (thoughGame of Thronesseason8didn't really deal with it, it only focused onDaenerys).
ThatTargaryenheritage might make for a very strong storyline involving Jon! This plot development could’ve been huge in aJon Snowspin-off. However,House of the Dragonstrongly hints thatJonwasn't actually that prophesied hero! It supports this decision thatJon’sTargaryen identity really wasn’t all that important!
And what does that imply? Jonbeing something entirely different! This is that totally unexpected storyline detail: it enhances his ending fromGame of Thrones. His story becomes even more profound and incredibly complex;a good man, fighting for the right thing; even enduring that incredible, horrific tragedy when having to killDaenerys. Even considering the lack of definitive knowledge concerning what would’ve happened if that specific prophesy was correct; this adds complexity to his narrative which also justifies what theGame of Thronesseries was truly trying to accomplish, for Jon.
I'm really conflicted; many people wanted this show to happen! The idea of seeingKit HaringtonasJonagain– something that brought massive anticipation among fans, even more significant since it also implied another exploration around his emotional trauma, particularly in relation to those previously unreconciled traumas connected to the various issues surrounding him as well as killingDaenerys; made this specific possibility exciting!
That being said,Game of Thrones'ending made his arc almost perfect! That bittersweetnessmakes it completely unneccessary; this peacefulness tinged by loss. And considering that neitherKit Haringtonnor the writers seem to think anotherJonstory exists– those insights confirm this conclusion: not developing anything is what should've happened and makes that entire cancelled spin-off an ultimate improvement!
The cancelledJon Snowspinoff now makes a lot of sense; and some unexpected aspects could only be determined through additional development.It seemsGame of Thronesactually nailedJon’sarc; that whole bittersweet ending is incredibly perfect! It also gets strengthened becauseHouse of the Dragondemonstrates something really important and shows thatJonisn't that prophesied hero, really driving home those points about how that final scene should've ended and highlighting the strengths of its own final decision-making that was part of the initial show!